Among all the creatures capable of killing a human, few do it as fast as the box jellyfish. A nearly transparent animal that ...

The ocean is changing faster than at almost any point in recorded history. UNESCO's 2024 report on the state of the oceans, compiled by more than 100 scientists from 28 countries, confirmed that ocean ...

New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...

Chilean devil rays swim in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores. Reinhard Dirscherl / ullstein bild via Getty Images There’s only one word for it: indescribable. “It’s one of those awesome experiences ...

Dive to places uninhabitable by humans and encounter regal whales and colorful reef life. Ocean Animals features the world’s most charismatic animals that inhabit a realm humans can only fleetingly ...

In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, the world's largest migration begins every time night falls. It could also have an outsized effect on our climate. During ...

Of all the schemes that humans have devised to keep sea lions from gorging on the salmon of the Columbia River basin, none has worked for long. Local officials and researchers have chased sea lions ...